JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, and Other Middle-Earth Stories Book • Page 6

for real though, an anthology Silmarillion series would be dope.

 

Suddenly, the fairly surprising news of the Amazon series makes sense

In historic move, Christopher Tolkien resigns as director of Tolkien Estate

 

GIVE ME A RIVENDELL B&B STAT

 

Ian McKellen Wants to Play Gandalf in Amazon's 'Lord of the Rings' Series

 

Yes please. If Gandalf is in it, I want McKellen playing him.

 

Ugh, I’m not optimistic about the future of these properties.

 

Someone in the comments suggested Patrick Stewart as Tom Bombadil lol

 

I’ll shout this until I die.

 

Dear Lord.

 

THR article about the TV show deal: Inside Amazon's $250M 'Lord of the Rings' Deal: "It's Very Much a Creature of the Times"

Five season commitment if they start production within two years, it's expected to cost over $1B in total, Amazon is allowed to use material from the films and Peter Jackson was not part of the initial negotiations but had been in talks with Amazon recently and may have a hand in the show.

 

I hope Peter Jackson has zero involvement with this. He gave us 3 near-perfect films but followed them up with 3 awful ones and I've spent the last few years pretending the awful ones don't exist and I'd like to just remember him for the 3 near-perfect ones from here on out.

 

Yeah, he should not have a monopoly on what the LOTR universe looks like. Tolkien weaved the rich tapestry - let someone else bring it to life in a fresh way (even if it is building on what preceded it).

 

Let’s actually scrap all Jackson material (but recast his actors, he nailed that) because as much as I love the movies (legit favorite movies ever) they’re a batardization of the books.

 

...I'm listening, Amazon.

 

I still can't get on board with this. Viggo Mortenson IS Aragorn. This is going to be tough to swallow.

 

I think recasting him as a kid growing up in Rivendell will make it much easier than having to adjust to another Fellowship-aged Strider.

 

Just bring back Viggo. I promise to suspend disbelief.

 

I honestly just don’t want to see a story about Aragorn all that much. I feel like there’s a huge world out there to explore, and different ages as well. Give us something new.

 

Give me whatever story will garner the viewership numbers to greenlight a full scale, expensive ass Fall of Gondolin miniseries. Give. Me. Glorfindel.

 

I still haven’t forgiven Jackson for that one.

 

Yeah that’s the thing, I 100% understand why they’d go with Aragorn from a logistical standpoint and I’ll still watch it, but it’s not allll that interesting to me. And, as much as I love the trilogy, and I fucking loovvvveeee that trilogy, if I had to complain about anything is that they sort of become Aragorn: The Movie. Which I don’t really mind, but I don’t need more lol. Guess we’ll see! I’m not sure how the budget works but that billion dollar number is insane

 

Amazon doesn't have the rights to The Silmarillion so sadly I wouldn't get my hopes up for Fall of Gondolin.

 

Now that Christopher isn't the executor of the rights anymore, it could happen. Hopefully. Let me have this.